bursts (in or into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of burst (in or into)
as in waltzes (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bursts (in or into)
  1. penetrates
  2. accesses
  3. drops in
  4. enters
Verb
  • Leather Honey penetrates deep to protect new leather and rejuvenate dry leather and old leather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The latter, on the other hand, has a smaller molecular makeup that penetrates deeper into the skin and provides longer lasting moisture retention.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of penetrates
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  • This primary suite also accesses the large rear deck, which is about 40 feet long.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Organizations must extend hygiene to AI systems by securing training data, confirming model integrity, safeguarding prompts and outputs, preventing model poisoning and adversarial attacks, and controlling how AI accesses company data.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of accesses
Verb
  • That would affect jobs and cause drops in sales, property and tourism taxes.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This is similar to how the sound of, say, a passing motorcycle drops in pitch as the vehicle zooms away from you.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of drops in
Verb
  • As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, North Korea’s involvement has reached an unprecedented scale — marking Pyongyang’s largest foreign military deployment in its 78-year history.
    — Glen E. Howard, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Heart Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide — and risk jumps when a woman enters menopause.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of enters
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